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Airstrike in northwestern Syria kills over 50 rebel fighters
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Airstrike in northwestern Syria kills over 50 rebel fighters
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel training camp in northwestern Syria on Monday killed more than 50 Turkish-backed…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
Middle East
February 3, 2020
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
Middle East
February 3, 2020
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…
Turkish troops hold exercises in Qatar
Middle East
August 7, 2017
Turkish troops hold exercises in Qatar
Qatar held joint military exercises with Turkish troops on Monday, Qatari media reported, showcasing their strategic alliance two months into…
Turkey ratchets up Syria offensive, says warplanes hit Kurdish militia
Middle East
August 28, 2016
Turkey ratchets up Syria offensive, says warplanes hit Kurdish militia
Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in northern Syria on Saturday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive by…
Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan
Middle East
July 17, 2016
Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan
Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a…
Turkish forces crush attempted military coup
Middle East
July 16, 2016
Turkish forces crush attempted military coup
Forces loyal to the Turkish government fought on Saturday to crush the remnants of a military coup attempt which crumbled…
Turkish troops kill 11 Syrians trying to cross border: monitor
Middle East
June 20, 2016
Turkish troops kill 11 Syrians trying to cross border: monitor
Turkish border guards shot dead at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, as they tried to cross into Turkey…
Erdogan says Turkish troops not leaving Iraq yet
Middle East
December 11, 2015
Erdogan says Turkish troops not leaving Iraq yet
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said it was "out of the question for the moment" that Turkish troops would…